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It's amazing how effectively a photo of a good sandwich makes one need to have a sandwich. After the last sandwich post I went out and got one later that day, and today I'm sure I'll end up doing the same.

Guillen gets caught in a rundown after rounding third. Berroa tagged him, and the ump made a terrible call, claiming Berroa missed the tag. Not cool. The ump just sort of guessed at the call, and with the naked eye on MLB.tv, you could tell Berroa made the tag. Let's see if that comes back to bite us.

It's just madness. Why can't Torre see that it doesn't make sense to play a bad hitter just because he's stuck around in this game for so long? Particularly at the expense of a rookie who has proven himself quite a lot already this season.

No matter what the Dodgers' radio announcers say, .345 is not a good enough OBP for a leadoff hitter. So I'll thank them to stop talking about how Pierre continues to set the table for his team, but they don't do anything about it once he gets on base.

The problem is, it was Juan Pierre that hit the ball that went off the Tigers' pitchers' leg. That means that it was relatively weakly hit, and the pitcher was able to stay in the game. And so our hitters continue to do nothing in this game.

I was just reading about the new law regarding cell phone use in your car in California (goes into effect on July 1). I find it funny that the law does not prohibit dialing or texting while driving, just talking. I would think both dialing and texting are inherently more dangerous than just talking while driving, but maybe that's just me.

And Loney boots a ball that probably should have been the final out (I'm not watching, but that's what it sounds like) of the inning, and the Tigers are up 3-0. What do we think? Will the Dodgers be shutout tonight?

I really think Martin should be given a shot. I've seen that brought up on other blogs, and I don't see why there shouldn't be an effort made. Torre messes with the lineup every damn night, but he makes no changes to the top, despite the relative lack of production. Granted, no one else in the rest of the lineup is producing either, but it does start at the top. And speed can only be a factor if the guy gets on base. Let's see Martin go out there. Everyone would be talking about a catcher batting leadoff.

"The last 20 years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, nine catchers have hit leadoff in a major league game: [Jason] Kendall, [Ivan] Rodriguez, Craig Biggio, [Brad] Ausmus, Michael Barrett, Don Slaught, Jason Varitek, Paul Lo Duca and Scott Hemond. That list is so short because most catchers don't run very well, most aren't a threat to steal and most are beaten up halfway through the season by the punishment they take behind the plate. Most catchers are done as good hitters in their early 30s because of the toll the position takes on their bodies."

Torre's excuse for Sweeney at DH has to be that Kemp is suspended. It doesn't explain why DeWitt wouldn't be used, but if Kemp is available, he should be in the field or batting as the DH. So we'll see what Torre does tomorrow.